Latvian sportspeople

Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Latvian basketball player.

Valdis Valters (born August 4, 1957) is a retired Latvian basketball player.

Sandis Ozoliņš (born August 3, 1972), commonly spelled Sandis Ozolinsh /ˈsɑːndᵻs ˈoʊzoʊlɪntʃ/ in North America, is a retired Latvian ice hockey player.

Ainars Bagatskis (born March 29, 1967) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and coach.

Pēteris "Peter" Skudra (born April 24, 1973) is a retired Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently the head coach of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Igors Miglinieks (born 4 May 1964 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR) is a retired Soviet and Latvian basketball player.

Aigars Apinis (9 June 1973 in Aizkraukle) is a Latvian athlete.

Astra Biltauere (born October 9, 1944 in Riga, Latvia) is a former Latvian competitive volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist.

Oleg Valerievich Znarok (Russian: Олег Валерьевич Знарок, born 2 January 1963) is a current coach and a former Soviet ice hockey player, who would go on to represent Latvia internationally after the collapse of the USSR.

Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (née Savchenko; born 21 July 1966) is a former professional tennis player who represented the Soviet Union and Latvia.

Ernests Gulbis (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈærnests ˈɡulbis], born 30 August 1988, and nicknamed "The Gull" or "Ernie") is a Latvian professional tennis player.

Ģirts Ankipāns (born November 29, 1975) is a retired Latvian ice hockey player and coach.

Harijs Vītoliņš (Harijs Vitolinsh) (born April 30, 1968 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey centre.

Artis Ābols (born January 3, 1973) is a retired Latvian ice hockey forward who is currently the head coach of Lada Togliatti in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Aleksandrs Semjonovs (born June 8, 1972 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who is currently general manager of IFK Arboga IK in the Swedish Division 1 league.

Ulvis Katlaps (March 3, 1968 – August 20, 2013) was a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman.

Mārtiņš Zībarts (born February 15, 1974 in Riga) is a Latvian basketball coach, currently head coach of Latvia women's national basketball team.

Aleksejs Auziņš (7 August 1910 in Jelgava, Russian Empire – 25 April 1997 in Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian football midfielder, manager and also an ice hockey player.

Mihails Vasiļonoks is retired Latvian ice-hockey player who played as goalie for Dinamo Riga.

Igors Pavlovs (born 1 January 1965 in Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, USSR) is retired professional Latvian ice hockey player.

Roberts Pakalns (7 November 1911 – 17 May 1986) was a Latvian footballer and football manager, a three-time champion of Latvia.

Ainars Zvirgzdiņš (born March 2, 1959 in Sabile) is a Latvian basketball coach, mostly known with the Latvia women's national basketball team.

Alfrēds Krauklis (8 December 1911 – 20 November 1991 in Riga) is a former Latvian basketball player and coach, one of the Latvian national basketball team (Latvian: Latvijas basketbola izlase) leaders in 1930’s, and winner of silver medal in FIBA EuroBasket 1939.

Andrejs Maticins (born January 30, 1963) is retired Latvian professional ice hockey player and coach, currently he is assistant coach for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Viktors Ignatjevs (born April 26, 1970 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a former Latvian ice hockey player who played 11 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Armands Krauliņš (born August 16, 1939) is retired Latvian basketball coach and Order of the Three Stars recipient.

Jurijs Andrejevs (born 16 January 1957 in Riga, Latvia, USSR) is a former footballer who is currently the sporting director of Liepājas Metalurgs.

Voldemārs Plade (24 December 1900 in Riga - ?) was a Latvian football forward and manager, the most notable of four Plade brothers who played for Latvia national football team.

Raimonds Vilde (born August 19, 1962) is a former Latvian volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Aigars Nerips (born 7 September 1967) is a professional Latvian basketball coach currently signed with Latvian club TTT Riga.

Ēriks Miļuns (born January 22, 1967) is a Latvian ice hockey coach.

Kārlis Tīls (1906-196?) was a Latvian international football defender and football manager, one of the most legendary footballers in the history of Liepāja.

Kārlis Muižnieks (born March 17, 1964 in Riga, Latvia) is a former basketball player and currently is the head coach of BK Ventspils.

Deniss Pavlovs (born 15 April 1983) is a Latvian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour.